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StormBlade

StormBlade

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What supplement/s would you feed my horse?

I've had so much conflicting advice so I'd like your opinion. :)

He's a rising 5 year old TB who is just being backed. He's on good grass during the day, and hay at night. He's a good do-er and is barefoot.

At the moment he gets 3 small feeds a day, with spillers fibre nuts and dengie alfa-a. He does well of his feed so I don't want to change that for the time being.

I've been told to put him on a garlic and mint supplement and a joint supplement. But then I've also been told to put him on magnesium because he is barefoot. :confused:

Any advice welcome! :)
 
The Spillers High Fibre Nuts are have been found to be BF friendly for most horses! I would never have believed it...but they work ok.

If he is healthy and happy, then don't change anything.

If he isn't, then you could add a mineral supplement.

In winter, I would add micronised linseed to give the omega oils that have been lost in the grass.

Alfalfa is only needed if he is in hard work.
 
My barefoot boy (shoes taken off March 2012) gets Fast Fibre, MagOx, Biotin and a powdered Vits & Mins balancer. He also gets spearmint sprinkled on top as he is a fusspot!
 
Oberon said:
The Spillers High Fibre Nuts are have been found to be BF friendly for most horses! I would never have believed it...but they work ok.

If he is healthy and happy, then don't change anything.

If he isn't, then you could add a mineral supplement.

In winter, I would add micronised linseed to give the omega oils that have been lost in the grass.

Alfalfa is only needed if he is in hard work.
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Thanks, he literally gets a small handful of alfa-a, just to stop him bolting his food down.

I'll take a note of the micronised linseed for winter, thanks :)
 
AliceFlapjack said:
My barefoot boy (shoes taken off March 2012) gets Fast Fibre, MagOx, Biotin and a powdered Vits & Mins balancer. He also gets spearmint sprinkled on top as he is a fusspot!
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Ah thanks, Biotin was another one that was mentioned. Do they make a big difference to your horse? :)
 
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